Non-refillable bottle.



D. J. ONEIL.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 24, 1908. RENEWED nnc. 21,1908.

91 3,840. Patented Mar. 2, 1909.

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DANIEL J. ONEIL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

NON-RE FILLAB LE BO TTLE Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 2, 1909.

Application filed March 24, 1908. Serial No. 422,980. Renewed December21. 1908. Serial No 468.588.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, DANIEL J. ONELL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Non- Refillable Bottles,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to bottles and particularly to non-refillablebottles.

The object of my invention is to provide a bottle of simple constructionand of low cost to manufacture which cannot be re-filled after havingbeen once emptied.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

My invention will be more readily under stood by reference to the accomanying drawings forming a part of this speci cation, and in which,

Figure 1 is a vertical section of the upper portion or neck of a bottleembodying my invention in its preferred form, Fig. 2'is a section on theline 00% of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a section on the line y of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings 1 indicates the body of the bottle having acontracted neck or discharge 0 ening 2 terminating in the invertedconica portion 3. The upper edge of the portion 3 is formed with avertical or c lindrical flange 4 which is internally t eaded as at 5forming a shoulder 6.

7 indicates a conical member having the periphery of its base threadedto engage the threads 5 of the portion 4. \Vhen the member 7 is screwedinto place a conical valve chamber 8 is formed, defined by the conicalWalls 3 and the horizontal base face 9 of the portion 7. The member 7 isof solid glass and is provided with a plurality of curved ducts orpassageways 10 extending from its upper face 11 to the under face 9. Theu er end of the member 7 terminates in tie ollow cylindrical neck proper12 in the u per end of which a cork may be inserted.

he neck portion 12 is provided with a diaphragm 13, referably of glassand provided with a plum ity of tortuous assageways 14. The dia hragm 13is a disk ike member arranged lntermediate of the upper end of the neckand the face 11 of the portion 7, and is secured in place by beingcemented or fused to the walls 12.

15 indicates a valve, preferably of cork, and arranged within thechamber 8. The valve 15 is of larger diameter than the opening 2 andwhen in normal position closes the same. Secured to the valve 15 andextend ing vertically upwards therefrom is a tubular glass stem 16having its upper end closed as at 17. The member 7 is provided with avertically disposed cylindrical recess 18 for the upper end of the valvestem 16. The recess 18 is arranged centrally of the member 7 and is ofsulficient length to permit enough movement of the valve 15 to open thedischarge port 2. The recess 18 does not extend entirely through themember 7 but several of the ducts 10 extend into the upper end of saidrecess as indicated at 10 in Fig. 1. This prevents a closed chamberbeing formed above the valve stem which would interfere with the properoperation of the valve.

The bottle is originally filled before the valve and the member 7 areput in place. After being filled, the member 7 is screwed into position,the threaded portion being cemented so that after it is hardened theportion 7 cannot be removed without breaking the bottle. It is obviousthat the liquid will flow freely from the bottle, as when the bottle isinverted the valve 15 will drop back from the opening, after which thefluid will flow through the lowermost of the ducts 10 and 14 and airwill enter through the upper ducts. It is also obvious that it is practically impossible to fill the bottle after having been emptied. Any fluidwhich enters through the ducts 14 into the chamber 19 between the disk13 and the upper face 11 of the member 7, will pass through the ducts 10and 10, part flowing into the chamber 8 and part into the recess 18above the valve stem, the latter being sufficient to prevent opening ofthe valve, the weight of the stem 16 also serving to overcome thebuoyancy of the cork valve 15.

The perforated diaphragm 13 prevents access to the upper ends of theducts 10, either to insert an instrument thereto or to prevent closingof the ducts 10 against the entrance of the fluid.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is:

1. A non-refillable bottle comprising a body portion having an invertedconical neck formed integrally therewith in combination with a conicalmember secured to the upper end of said neck and having a plurality oftortuous passageways therethrough, and a valve arranged in the invertedconical portion and having a stem there being a guideway in said conicalmember for said stem, substantially as described.

2. A. non-refillable bottle comprising a body portion having an invertedconical neck portion formed integrally therewith, a solid conical membersecured in the upper end of said neck portion and having a plurality oftortuous passageways therethrough, a valve arranged in the conical neckportion and a valve stem, said solid member being provided with a recessfor said valve stem and certain of said tortuous passageways discharginginto said recess above said valve stem, substantially as described.

portion formed integrally therewith and constituting a valve chamber, incombination with a substantially solid conical member secured to theupper end of said neck portion and closing said valve chamber, a valvearranged in said chamber, said solid member having a plurality oftortuous passageways, a cylindrical extension for said member, and aperforated diaphragm arranged therein, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses.

DANIEL J. ONEIL.

Witnesses HELEN F. LiLLrs, HOWARD S. AUsTIN.

